Gate-fastener



No. 626,180. Patented May 30, I899. J. F. MARCUM &. G. HAUENSTEIN.

GATE FASTENER.

(Agylication filed Feb. 24, 1899.) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHNF. MARCUM' AND GQDFREY HAUENSTEIN, OF OLDS, IOWA.

.GATE-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,180, dated May 30, 1899.

' Application filed February 24, 1899. erial No. 706,697. (Nil mo m To ttZZ whom it may concern: gate. At this time the lever 11 will engage Be it known that we, JOHN F. MARcUMand with one of the stops 1O.v When it is desired GODFREY HAUENSTEIN, of Olds, in the county to close the gate, it is to be swung to its closing of Henry and State of Iowa, have invented a position, and in so doing it will engage with 5 new and Improved Gate-Fastener, of which the locking-yoke and automatically swing it the following is a full, clear, and exact deto its looking position and move the lever 11 scription. into the notch 9, as indicated in Fig. 3.

This invention relates to improvements in By inclining the upper edge of the plate 8 as fastening devices for swinging gates, and the shown and described the locking-yoke will IO object is to provide a simple and comparabe prevented from beingswung to its closed tively inexpensive fastening device that will position by force of wind or other slight presbe automatically moved to' its locking posisure, because the lever 11 will engage friction by the gate swinging closed from either tionally upon the inclined surface or edge. direction. Having thus fully described our invention, I5 We will describe a gate-fastener embodywe claim as new and desire to secure by Leting our invention and then point out the ters Patentnovel features in the appended claims. 1. A gate-fastener, comprising a yoke hav Reference is to be had .to the accompanying ing divergent members and adapted forswingdrawings, forminga part of this specification, ing connection with a post of the gate, a 20 in which similar characters of reference indiswinging lever having connection with the cate corresponding parts in all the figures. yoke, and a notched plate for receiving said Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gate, lever, substantially as specified. showing afastener embodying our invention 2. A gate-fastener, comprising ayoke hav as applied thereto. Fig. 2 isa section on the ing divergent members, a rod adapted for 25 line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a top plan view swinging connection with a gate-post and showing the fastener in its locking position. upon which said yoke is mounted, a lever Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the device in its having pivotal connection with the 'upperend releasing position. Fig. 5 is a section on the of said rod, "and a plate secured to the gateline 5 5 of Fig. 2. post and having a notch to receive the lever, 0 Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a substantially as specified. gate having hinge connection with the 'gate- 3. A gate-fastener, comprising a yoke hav post 2. Mounted to swing on the other gateing divergent members, a rod on which the post 3 is a locking yoke or latch consisting of yoke is mounted, the said rod being adapted divergent plates or members 4 5, which are for swinging connection with a post of the 3 5 attached to a rock-bar 6, mounted to rock in gate, a lever pivoted to the upper end of said eyes 7, attached to the inner face of the post rod, and a segmental plate to be secured to 3. Attached to the upper end of the post 3 the upper end of the post, the said segmental is a segment-rack 8, provided at its central plate having a notch.- at its central portion portion with a notch 9, and the top edge of and stops at its ends, the edge of the plate o 0 this plate isinclined downward and outward between the stops and the notch being into end stops 10 on the ends of the plate. Pivclined, substantially as specified.

otally connected to the upper end ofthe rod 4. A gate-fastener, comprising a rock-bar 6 is a latch-lever 11, adapted to engage in the with arms thereon, a swinging latch in connotch 9 to hold the yoke in its locking posinection with the bar and a member coacting 5 tion. with the latch to engage the sameand hold In operation when it is desired to open the the rock-bar. gate the lever 11 is swung upward to clear JOHN F. MAROUM. it from the notch 9. Then by pushing the gate GODFREY HAUENSTEIN. in either direction the yoke, consisting of the Witnesses: 50 members 4 5, will be swung substantially to SAMUEL MILLER,

the position shown in Fig. 4, releasing the H. K. SMITH. 

